Fred Mitchell vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Mitchell built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Niehaus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Mitchell and Dick Niehaus

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.19
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.06
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
39.43
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
5.89
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
35.1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Fred Mitchell and Dick Niehaus

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.23
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Mitchell and Dick Niehaus

Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
675
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
562.62
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
34
510
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
118.03
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
95.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.91
38.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
144.59
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.68
41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
21.64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
180
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.87
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100